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23,457 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), helicopter crash in Jordan and violence in Manama. Bahrain's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 75 in 100 of its 292 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Manus Island accounted for 59 of Papua New Guinea's 71 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 33 of Manus Island's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Manus Island stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

41 of its 148 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with overdoses. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Greece

144 of its 280 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Athens accounted for 112 of Greece's 144 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories).

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Spain

361 of its 828 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 202 of Barcelona's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (298 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

47 of its 83 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 25 of Bamenda's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

92 of its 179 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Togo

25 of its 27 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Burundi

55 of its 67 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

78 of its 89 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 60 of Niger's 78 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Germany (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iran (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 Nov. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 23,457 stories about harm among 117,092 counted on 11 Nov.

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Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Jordan's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 117,092 stories, below the usual 22. Papua New Guinea's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger88 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi82 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Somalia77 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain75 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Hollywood US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Madrid Spain71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Alamogordo US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,044 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence29% 6,595 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health18% 4,080 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,572 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,162 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 897 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 416 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 301 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed7,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,744 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting refugees458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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